Overview
- The Maximum Enforcement Period runs statewide from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday.
- CHP notes that DUI covers alcohol, prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, and cannabis.
- Last year’s Halloween operation produced nearly 500 crash investigations, about 90 tied to impairment, and nearly 120 DUI arrests.
- CHP reports more than 800 fatal DUI crashes and over 900 deaths occur each year in California.
- Penalties include license suspension, fines, mandatory education programs, and jail, with officials urging sober rides and 911 reports of suspected impaired drivers.